Velcro

 
Pronunciation: /ˈvɛlkrəʊ/

noun

[mass noun] trademark
  • a fastener for clothes or other items, consisting of two strips of thin plastic sheet, one covered with tiny loops and the other with tiny flexible hooks, which adhere when pressed together and can be separated when pulled apart deliberately.

verb

[with object and adverbial]
  • fasten, join, or fix with Velcro: the doctor Velcroed the top of Badri’s nightgown together Thad consulted the chronometer Velcroed to his wrist

Derivatives

Velcroed

adjective
a zip covered by a wide Velcroed flap

Origin:

1960s: from French velours croché 'hooked velvet'